3 Clay Hall Cottages, Catmere End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XG
About 3 Clay Hall Cottages
3 Clay Hall Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4XG). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since December 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £754,000 sits 83.9% above the 2004 sale of £410,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 21.3% below the postcode norm. At 153 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (183 m² median across 27 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 Clay Hall Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Clay Hall Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£754,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£410,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 December 2004Most recent
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4XG: £765,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in CB11 4XG
Springwood Cottage, Catmere End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XG
Sold Dec 2023
£755,000Southfields, Catmere End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XG
Sold Jun 2023
£835,0001 Clay Hall Cottages, Catmere End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XG
Sold Feb 2023
£590,000The Willows, Catmere End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XG
Sold Jul 2022
£765,000Longacre, Catmere End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XG
Sold Apr 2022
£800,000
Everything we know about 3 Clay Hall Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Catmere End homes
3 Clay Hall Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,680
Street avg £3,615
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 182 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Thomas Walk — bus stop.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB